Filed under: Blue Corner , News , UFC Remember how starstruck Khabib Nurmagomedov was when he was invited to Mike Tyson’s house in Las Vegas earlier this year? If so, here’s your reminder. Well, guess who was in the building Saturday night to witness Nurmagomedov’s unanimous-decision win over Edson Barboza in the UFC 219 co-main event from T-Mobile Arena. None other than Tyson himself (via Twitter ): Look who's taking in #UFC219 IRON @MikeTyson sitting cageside here tonight! pic.twitter.com/eC6M0ZEzy0 — UFC (@ufc) December 31, 2017 During the UFC 219 post-event press conference, Nurmagomedov (25-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) reflected on the first time he watched Tyson fight live. It was Tyson’s third to last fight, a knockout win over Clifford Etienne on Feb.
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Mike Tyson sat cageside at UFC 219, which was a dream come true for Khabib Nurmagomedov – MMA Junkie